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Andrew Weber
Mr. Scott
AP U.S Government and Politics
8 April 2002

Book Review – Reagan by Lou Cannon
Preliminary Information
The book is titled Reagan. Lou Cannon is the author. There are 464 pages in the book, and it was published in 1982.

Subject Matter/Topic
Reagan is a biography of former president Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States. The book discusses in detail all the events of his life, from his birth to his election to presidency.

Point of View
Cannon writes in the third person, largely objective narrator. He is writing not from the point of view of a Reagan supporter or and employee of his administration, but from the perspective of an objective reporter. Cannon was the White House corespondent for The Washington Post. Most of the book Cannon merely tells the facts of Reagan's life without throwing in any of his own thoughts. While Reagan mostly deals with the positive aspects of Reagan's life, Cannon doesn't shy away from talking......

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Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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